Crime Rate in Kentwood, ward

Kentwood has the 7th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Reading district and the 2931st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 398th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kentwood in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Reading district average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kentwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 254 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 308 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kentwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 89 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.